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Tag Archives: real estate
This is your roller coaster on drugs
JUST DAYS BEFORE THE LEASES EXPIRED, Thor Equities, the realtors who gobbled up Coney Island’s thuggy-but-fun Astroland, ran into a roadblock named Bloomberg. The Mayor unveiled a plan that will transform Coney Island into a year-round entertainment destination (read South … Continue reading
A Turd Grows in Brooklyn
Let us turn for a nano-second from the site of Britney’s panty-less in-betweenness to a more important site — the Atlantic Yards project, a $4 billion office and residential development that would build an arena for the Nets and 16 … Continue reading
Blue as in bile.
We know as much about architecture as we do about hedge funds, which is to say, slightly less than we know about Aramaic, but certain buildings give us a feeling that maybe we’re not wanted in this city anymore. Take, … Continue reading
Hear the one about the Staten Islander with a “temporary mortgage”?
Staten Islander’s friend goes, “What do you mean, temporary mortgage,” Staten Islander goes, “It’s temporary till they foreclose.” The foreclosure rate on Staten Island—one of every 683 homes, or twice the national average—is the highest in the city. Because of … Continue reading
Another Paris Hilton Video!
THE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY NOW SAYS IT WON’T BUILD FOUR NEW BRONX SCHOOLS ON THE LAND BETWEEN CONCOURSE VILLAGE WEST AND EAST 156TH STREET (map) because, inexplicably, the site is a mercury and benzene dumping ground, says NYI. The Mott … Continue reading
Flash!
Atlantic Yards Project approved: A three-member state panel greenlights the Bruce Ratner’s $4.3 billion project that will not only include an arena for the Nets, but 16 office and residential towers that will strip that part of Brooklyn of anything … Continue reading
Where’s my piggy bank?
Recharger, who lives in a hovel chewing Snausages and digging dirt, absolutely loves what some in-the-know real estate people are calling a “buyer’s market.” You’ll recall that in mid-July, CNNMoney.com declared that the “soaring supply of homes for sale means … Continue reading